{"id":7962,"date":"2021-01-29T12:56:29","date_gmt":"2021-01-29T11:56:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.tempco.it\/blog\/?p=7962"},"modified":"2021-01-29T15:02:30","modified_gmt":"2021-01-29T14:02:30","slug":"free-flow-exchangers-regeneration-and-plates-testing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tempco.it\/blog\/en\/7962\/free-flow-exchangers-regeneration-and-plates-testing\/","title":{"rendered":"Free flow exchangers regeneration and plates&#8217; testing"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>During the summer break, last August, we completely renewed all of the <a href=\"https:\/\/en.tempco.it\/solutions-en\/heat-exchangers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>heat exchangers<\/strong><\/a> installed within the production plant of a multinational <strong>manufacturer of plastic material grains<\/strong>.<br \/>\nThe exchangers were really in bad conditions, and the <a href=\"https:\/\/en.tempco.it\/assistance\/service-exchangers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>regeneration intervention<\/strong><\/a> has been complete and massive, involving the <strong>cleaning and re-gasketing<\/strong> of more than 200 <strong>free flow plates<\/strong> and 200 traditional plates, having a thermal transfer surface from 0,4 to 0,3 square meters each.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-7951\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tempco.it\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Tempco-calcare-piastre-scambiatori.jpg\" alt=\"Tempco calcare piastre scambiatori\" width=\"557\" height=\"320\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.tempco.it\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Tempco-calcare-piastre-scambiatori.jpg 557w, https:\/\/www.tempco.it\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Tempco-calcare-piastre-scambiatori-300x172.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 557px) 100vw, 557px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>After the cleaning of the plates, with the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tempco.it\/blog\/en\/7002\/fouling-factor-in-heat-exchangers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">removal of limescale<\/a>, we proceeded with the <strong>test with penetrating liquids<\/strong>, represented here in these pictures with plates under a blu-purple light. This is a crucial step in order to identify all the <strong>cracks<\/strong> along the plates (appearing in brighter light).<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-7953\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tempco.it\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Tempco-test-piastre-scambiatori.jpg\" alt=\"Tempco test piastre scambiatori\" width=\"964\" height=\"529\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.tempco.it\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Tempco-test-piastre-scambiatori.jpg 964w, https:\/\/www.tempco.it\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Tempco-test-piastre-scambiatori-300x165.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.tempco.it\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Tempco-test-piastre-scambiatori-768x421.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 964px) 100vw, 964px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-7955\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tempco.it\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Tempco-test-liquidi-penetranti-piastre.jpg\" alt=\"Tempco test liquidi penetranti piastre\" width=\"1020\" height=\"495\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.tempco.it\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Tempco-test-liquidi-penetranti-piastre.jpg 1020w, https:\/\/www.tempco.it\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Tempco-test-liquidi-penetranti-piastre-300x146.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.tempco.it\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Tempco-test-liquidi-penetranti-piastre-768x373.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1020px) 100vw, 1020px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tempco.it\/blog\/en\/7936\/plate-heat-exchangers-regeneration-step-by-step\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>regeneration<\/strong><\/a> then also involved the frames of the exchangers, with the renewal of nozzles and related coatings.<\/p>\n<p>The intervention had to be done in a very narrow time span. The customer, indeed, after a <strong>slowdown of the production during the lockdown<\/strong> period, had to be <strong>ready for the restart<\/strong>. We succeeded in respecting his requests, and all the maintenance and regeneration work has been made during two weeks in August. Everything was then ready for the restart of the production, which has been hectic.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-7957\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tempco.it\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Tempco-manutenzione-scambiatori.jpg\" alt=\"Tempco manutenzione scambiatori\" width=\"450\" height=\"609\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.tempco.it\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Tempco-manutenzione-scambiatori.jpg 678w, https:\/\/www.tempco.it\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Tempco-manutenzione-scambiatori-222x300.jpg 222w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-7959\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tempco.it\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Tempco-piastre-scambiatori-manutenzione.jpg\" alt=\"Tempco piastre scambiatori manutenzione\" width=\"450\" height=\"540\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.tempco.it\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Tempco-piastre-scambiatori-manutenzione.jpg 687w, https:\/\/www.tempco.it\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Tempco-piastre-scambiatori-manutenzione-250x300.jpg 250w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Subscribe here to our <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/en.tempco.it\/newsletter-solid-temperature\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Tempco Newsletter &#8211; 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